Publishers / Dell / Super Comics (1943) / #83
83April 1945
$0.10

Super Comics #83

Dell · April 1945 · on sale 1945

First appearance: Brenda Starr
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Identification plate

Series
Super Comics (Dell, 1943 series)
Issue
#83
Publication date
April 1945
Key date
1945-04-00
On-sale date
1945
Indicia publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Brenda Starr - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Walter Berndt
1-comic story1script: Ed Leffingwell; pencils: Ed Leffingwell; inks: Ed Leffingwell
2-comic story8script: Chester Gould; pencils: Chester Gould; inks: Chester Gould
3-comic story4script: Dale Messick; pencils: Dale Messick; inks: Dale MessickBrenda Starr First
4-comic story4script: Martin Branner; pencils: Martin Branner; inks: Martin Branner
5-comic story4script: Carl Ed; pencils: Carl Ed; inks: Carl Ed
6-comic story4script: Frank Willard; pencils: Frank Willard; inks: Frank Willard
7-comic story4script: Walter Berndt; pencils: Walter Berndt; inks: Walter Berndt
8-comic story4script: Stanley Link; pencils: Stanley Link; inks: Stanley Link
9-comic story1script: George Clark; pencils: George Clark; inks: George Clark
10-comic story6Clyde Beatty
11Everything But Wingstext story2script: R. S. Callender
13-comic story7script: Harold Gray; pencils: Harold Gray; inks: Harold Gray

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Series context

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Sources

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